U.S. savings notes
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U.S. savings notes were non-marketable U.S. government savings securities, similar to savings bonds, that allowed individuals to invest small amounts in Treasury debt and earn interest over time.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Treasury security subscription system | 1 |
| U.S. savings notes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1542509 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: U.S. savings notes Context triple: [Retail Securities Services, associatedSecurityType, U.S. savings notes]
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A.
United States Note
A United States Note was a form of U.S. government-issued paper currency, distinct from Federal Reserve Notes, that circulated as legal tender from the 19th century until its phase-out in the late 20th century.
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B.
National Bank Note
A National Bank Note was a type of U.S. paper currency issued by federally chartered national banks and backed by U.S. government bonds during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Federal Reserve Note
A Federal Reserve Note is the official paper currency issued by the central banking system of the United States, serving as the primary form of U.S. dollar banknotes in circulation.
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D.
Silver Certificate
A Silver Certificate was a form of U.S. paper currency once redeemable for a corresponding amount of silver, issued primarily in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Confederate States dollar
The Confederate States dollar was the paper money issued by the secessionist Southern government during the American Civil War, now chiefly remembered as a symbol of the Confederacy and a collectible historical currency.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: U.S. savings notes Target entity description: U.S. savings notes were non-marketable U.S. government savings securities, similar to savings bonds, that allowed individuals to invest small amounts in Treasury debt and earn interest over time.
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A.
United States Note
A United States Note was a form of U.S. government-issued paper currency, distinct from Federal Reserve Notes, that circulated as legal tender from the 19th century until its phase-out in the late 20th century.
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B.
National Bank Note
A National Bank Note was a type of U.S. paper currency issued by federally chartered national banks and backed by U.S. government bonds during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Federal Reserve Note
A Federal Reserve Note is the official paper currency issued by the central banking system of the United States, serving as the primary form of U.S. dollar banknotes in circulation.
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D.
Silver Certificate
A Silver Certificate was a form of U.S. paper currency once redeemable for a corresponding amount of silver, issued primarily in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Confederate States dollar
The Confederate States dollar was the paper money issued by the secessionist Southern government during the American Civil War, now chiefly remembered as a symbol of the Confederacy and a collectible historical currency.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. government savings security
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debt instrument ⓘ non-marketable security ⓘ |
| assetClass | fixed-income security ⓘ |
| category | retail Treasury security ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| currency |
U.S. dollar
ⓘ
linked to:
US dollar
|
| denominationType | small-denomination security ⓘ |
| documentation | issued with terms defined by the U.S. Treasury ⓘ |
| form | registered security ⓘ |
| guarantee | principal and interest guaranteed by the U.S. government ⓘ |
| interestComputation | accrued over time ⓘ |
| interestType | interest-bearing ⓘ |
| investmentMinimum | designed for relatively low minimum investment amounts ⓘ |
| issuer |
Bureau of the Public Debt
ⓘ
United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ |
| liquidity | not traded on secondary markets ⓘ |
| marketability | non-marketable ⓘ |
| ownershipRecord | recorded in the name of the owner ⓘ |
| purpose |
encourage personal savings
ⓘ
provide a way for individuals to invest in U.S. Treasury debt ⓘ |
| redemption | redeemable only through the U.S. Treasury or authorized paying agents ⓘ |
| riskProfile | backed by the full faith and credit of the United States ⓘ |
| similarTo | U.S. savings bonds ⓘ |
| targetInvestor |
individual investors
ⓘ
small savers ⓘ |
| taxTreatment |
generally exempt from state and local income taxes on interest
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subject to U.S. federal income tax on interest ⓘ |
| transferability | non-transferable ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: U.S. savings notes Description of subject: U.S. savings notes were non-marketable U.S. government savings securities, similar to savings bonds, that allowed individuals to invest small amounts in Treasury debt and earn interest over time.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: U.S. savings notes